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My great grandfather was born as William Thomas John Merritt and I have found him on the 1891, 1901 census but he is no where to be seen on the 1911 census. I have tried very single spelling variation of Merritt and different first names like Bill, Billy, Will, Willie, Tom, Tommy and he would have been around the age of 21.
William was born in 1890 in Cowley, Oxford, and he was not with his parents when the 1911 census was taken.
Please can anyone help me find him.

1891
MERRITT, William J Head Married M 29 1862 General Labourer
Wheatley
Oxfordshire
MERRITT, Mary S Wife Married F 23 1868
Wheatley
Oxfordshire
MERRITT, Edith M E Daughter F 3 1888
Oxford
MERRITT, Mary Daughter F 1 1890
Oxford
MERRITT, Thomas W J Son M 0 (6M) 1891
Oxford
Headington
102, Magdalen Road, Cowley, Oxford
Oxfordshire
1901
MERRITT, William J Head Married M 39 1862 General Labourer
Wheatley
Oxfordshire
MERRITT, Mary S Wife Married F 33 1868
Wheatley
Oxfordshire
MERRITT, Edith M E Daughter Single F 13 1888 Scholar
Oxford
MERRITT, Ada M Daughter Single F 11 1890 Scholar
Oxford
MERRITT, Thomas W J Son Single M 10 1891 Scholar
Oxford
MERRITT, William J Son Single M 6 1895 Scholar
Oxford
MERRITT, James F Son Single M 3 1898
Oxford

9, Catherine Street, Cowley St John, Oxford
Oxfordshire
1911
MERRITT, William John Head Married
23 years M 49 1862 General Labourer Wheatley Oxford
MERRITT, Mary Sarah Wife Married F 43 1868 Wheatley Oxford
YATES, Edith Martha Emily Daughter Married F 23 1888 Oxford
MERRIT, William Jesse Son Single M 16 1895 Motor Car Cleaner Oxford
MERRIT, James Fredrick Son M 13 1898 School Oxford
MERRIT, Arthur George Son M 6 1905 School Oxford
YATES, Kathleen Mary Niece F 2 1909 Oxford
On the Orig
Thomas William John Merritt So ALL CROSSED OUT
Sarah Mary Merritt ALL CROSSED OUT
8 children born alive 2 died Was it these 2?
9 Catherine Street Oxford
Oxfordshire

Yes thats is the right family, and this guy - Thomas William John Merritt So ALL CROSSED OUT
is the one I'm trying to find on the 1911.

why would his name have been crossed out?

His name might have been crossed out if at the time of the filling in of the census form, the head of the household mistakenly added all of his children and then realised it should only have been the children who spent the previous night in the family home. I have had this happen on a few 1911 census records I have looked at. One, even had children who hadn't lived and were crossed out, either by the head of the house or the enumerator when double checking.

It would make my day if I found him

so is sarah his wife?

How about a marriage for him?
might that help track him down should be an address on marriage

his wife was Elsie Froggatt Barlow, on his marriage certificate which was in 1917 the address was signalling school Blundell sands Liverpool

1912 electoral regis for that address in 1911 see if he is back there with family?

im not sure what you are meaning?

Duchess wrote:his wife was Elsie Froggatt Barlow, on his marriage certificate which was in 1917 the address was signalling school Blundell sands Liverpool

When you quote a marriage it may help if you put ALL the details PS Occupation Wits etc sometime a scrap of info might work? Best RF

William's occupation was a Private in South Lancashire Regiment, No - 8833

Thomas was at the Signalling School Blundell Sand, Liverpool
Elsie was living at 33 Glover Road Highfields, Sheffield
Witnesses to marriage were Lucy Mollart and Samuel Hardwick

Duchess wrote:im not sure what you are meaning?

The electoral registers which may be at the archives will tell you names
of people in a particular address in a certain year.
Not sure if the women are included before they got the vote
someone maybe able to answer that one

I have used them at Dudley and Smethwick to see who is living at an address
and it has been very useful

Its poss he was in or enlisting in the army ? best RF

quiet possibly